Dr Melinda Crane
Master of Ceremonies BETD.23
Dr Melinda Crane
Master of Ceremonies BETD.23Dr. Melinda Crane has given speeches and moderated events and discussions for a wide range of international organizations and firms. She is a frequent guest and commentator on German television and radio and regularly analyzes US policy for the news broadcaster n-tv. An experienced TV anchor, she is senior political analyst at DW TV and also hosts the DW talk show “To the Point”. In 2014 she was awarded the Steuben-Schurz Media Award for her service to transatlantic understanding.
Dr. Crane studied history and political science at Brown University and law at Harvard. She wrote her dissertation on the political economy of development assistance at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
As International Affairs Consultant to the discussion show “Sabine Christiansen” she produced interviews with Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and George Bush, among others.
Her journalistic experience includes work for the “New York Times Magazine,” ”The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine,” “The Boston Globe,” the “Christian Science Monitor” and German newspapers and magazines.
21 Speaker Sessions
- Opening Ceremony: Annalena Baerbock Tue, 28 March 2023 10:00 - 10:30
- Opening Keynote: Dr William Ruto Tue, 28 March 2023 10:30 - 10:45
- Opening Keynote: Damilola Ogunbiyi Tue, 28 March 2023 10:45 - 10:55
- Young Keynote: Licypriya Kangujam Tue, 28 March 2023 10:55 - 11:00
- W1: The Energy Crisis - A Global Tipping Point for the Energy Transition? Tue, 28 March 2023 11:30 - 12:30
- Keynote: Steffi Lemke Tue, 28 March 2023 14:45 - 15:00
- Industry Impulse Tue, 28 March 2023 15:00 - 15:10
- Young Keynote: Elizabeth Wathuti Tue, 28 March 2023 15:10 - 15:15
- W2: Enhancing African-European Cooperation for a Green Future Tue, 28 March 2023 15:30 - 16:30
- W3: One Size Does Not Fit All - How to Speed Up RES Deployment Tue, 28 March 2023 17:00 - 18:00
- Opening Ceremony: Dr Robert Habeck Wed, 29 March 2023 09:00 - 09:30
- Keynote: Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber Wed, 29 March 2023 09:30 - 09:40
- Industry Keynote Wed, 29 March 2023 09:40 - 09:50
- Young Keynote: Mitzi Jonelle Tan Wed, 29 March 2023 09:50 - 09:55
- W4: Global Energy Transition - Translating Ambition Into Action Wed, 29 March 2023 10:30 - 11:30
- W5: Reaching SDG7 - A Case for Feminist Foreign & Energy Policy Wed, 29 March 2023 12:00 - 13:00
- Keynote: Jochen Flasbarth Wed, 29 March 2023 14:45 - 15:00
- Impulse Speech Wed, 29 March 2023 15:00 - 15:10
- W6: Decarbonising Industry - Success Stories and Challenges of the Global Hydrogen Economy Wed, 29 March 2023 15:30 - 16:30
- W7: Circular Energy Transition - The Missing Piece for Decarbonisation Wed, 29 March 2023 17:00 - 18:00
- Closing Ceremony Wed, 29 March 2023 18:15 - 18:30